Know Your City Institute · Ashburn & Turner County
Citizen Certification
Short, animated lessons on who runs what, where the money goes, and how to hold it all accountable. Finish a lesson, pass a three-question check, and earn your way to Certified Citizen.
Level 1 · Resident · Plan 1.1 · 7.8
Know who to call
Who runs what, who works there, and how to get something fixed.
Level 2 · Informed Neighbor · Plan 7.3 · 7.6 · 7.10
Follow the money
Where tax money comes from, how rates get set, and what the audits say.
Level 3 · Watchdog · Plan 1.2 · 1.4 · 7.10
Hold them to it
Read the notices, show up, and get the records.
Your certificate
0 of 3 levels complete. Pass all three to earn your certificate.
A Know Your City project from the Ashburn Comeback Plan (commitments 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 7.3, 7.6 and 7.10). Lessons use public records as of November 2026; each lesson lists its sources. This is a civic-education program, not an official City of Ashburn or Turner County certification. Guests' progress stays in this browser; with an account it is saved to the account. Privacy policy.